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A stake or blind shall be erected on the site, and a license plate supplied with the license for that season shall be affixed thereto, by August 31.\n\nB\n\nA stationary blind or a site in the public waters that is not licensed and posted by August 31 can be licensed as a nonriparian blind beginning September 1 through October 15 pursuant to § 29.1-345. A stake or blind shall be erected on the site, and a license plate supplied with the license for that season must be affixed thereto. If a stake has been erected on the site of a stationary blind, such stake must be replaced by a blind by November 1 pursuant to the provisions of § 29.1-341. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 745<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":356930,"section_number":"29.1-341","catch_line":"Stationary blinds defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-341\/"},{"id":356939,"section_number":"29.1-345","catch_line":"Stationary blinds in the public waters for nonriparian owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-345\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1419795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356937,"identifier":"29.1-345.1","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-345.1","url":"\/29.1-345.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-345.1\/","token":"29.1\/3\/2\/29.1-345.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time period for obtaining nonriparian stationary blind licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-345.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A nonriparian license for a stationary blind in the public waters that was licensed the previous year as a nonriparian stationary blind may be obtained by the previous year’s licensee beginning July 1 through August 15 pursuant to § 29.1-345<\/a>. A stake or blind shall be erected on the site, and a license plate supplied with the license for that season shall be affixed thereto, by August 31. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A stationary blind or a site in the public waters that is not licensed and posted by August 31 can be licensed as a nonriparian blind beginning September 1 through October 15 pursuant to § 29.1-345<\/a>. A stake or blind shall be erected on the site, and a license plate supplied with the license for that season must be affixed thereto. If a stake has been erected on the site of a stationary blind, such stake must be replaced by a blind by November 1 pursuant to the provisions of § 29.1-341<\/a>. Such stationary blinds shall conform to the standards prescribed in § 29.1-341<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME PERIOD FOR OBTAINING NONRIPARIAN STATIONARY BLIND LICENSES (\u00a7 29.1-345.1)\n\nA. A nonriparian license for a stationary blind in the public waters that was\nlicensed the previous year as a nonriparian stationary blind may be obtained by\nthe previous year’s licensee beginning July 1 through August 15 pursuant\nto § 29.1-345. A stake or blind shall be erected on the site, and a license\nplate supplied with the license for that season shall be affixed thereto, by\nAugust 31.\n\nB. A stationary blind or a site in the public waters that is not licensed and\nposted by August 31 can be licensed as a nonriparian blind beginning September 1\nthrough October 15 pursuant to § 29.1-345. A stake or blind shall be\nerected on the site, and a license plate supplied with the license for that\nseason must be affixed thereto. If a stake has been erected on the site of a\nstationary blind, such stake must be replaced by a blind by November 1 pursuant\nto the provisions of § 29.1-341. Such stationary blinds shall conform to\nthe standards prescribed in § 29.1-341.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 745.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}